Relevance of this question

Relevance of this question

Section 6(1)(a) of the SRC Act states:

6(1)Without limiting the circumstances in which an injury to an employee may be treated as having arisen out of, or in the course of, his or her employment, an injury shall, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as having so arisen if it was sustained:

(a)as a result of an act of violence that would not have occurred but for the employee's employment or the performance by the employee of the duties or functions of his or her employment; ...

This question is seeking to establish whether the claimed condition is the result of an act of violence.

It should be noted that s 6(1)(a) is essentially a restatement of settled law in relation to “arising out of employment”; it does not effect any significant extension of compensation coverage.